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  Be Careful What You Wish For

  17.05.2019

  This week, David Davis helped to launch a report from the Taxpayer’s Alliance that suggested how the funding allocated to the HS2 high speed rail project could, in their opinion, be better used to fund 28 crucial transport projects across the country and still have some £4 billion in change. »

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  The Will of the People

  19.03.2019

  Brexit, Brexit, Brexit. The domination of what, it has to be said, is one of the defining political, social and economic issues of our time is fairly encompassing at the moment, leading to a paralysis in Westminster and what feels like a slowdown in planning and investment in infrastructure as everyone wonders what the outcome will be. »

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  Over to You, Phil

  18.07.2018

  Whilst the nation basked in more sunshine, dreamt of the World Cup coming home and waited for news of the next Cabinet Minister resignation this week, a very important document was published – the first National Infrastructure Assessment. This document, produced by the National Infrastructure Commission, sets out the Commission’s plan of action for the UK’s infrastructure over the next 10-30 years. »

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  You Had One Job…

  26.01.2018

  OK, so first of all, an apology – we’ve been a bit quiet on the Directors’ blog front for the past 18 months, but I can assure you that there is a good reason for that, more of which later. »

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  It’s All Child’s Play

  27.04.2016

  Last week I took part in two thought-provoking events at the Institution of Civil Engineers – the Roads 2016 conference and a workshop convened to help develop the National Needs Assessment for the National Infrastructure Commission. »

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